New chief merchandising officer at Revman

New York– Revman has promoted Harry Kartus, currently vp and general manager of the Tommy Hilfiger Home division, to senior vp and chief merchandising officer of Revman International. He succeeds Norm Savaria, who has left the company to pursue other interests.

In his new role, Kartus will be responsible for all aspects of Revman’s business for both the Tommy and Revman divisions of the company and will report directly toRichard Roman, president and ceo of the company.

Harry Kartus spent the first nine years of his career in retailing at Foley’s. He then worked atRalphLaurenHomefrom 1991-97 in various positions. He joined Revman in 1997 as national sales manager of the newly launched Tommy Hilfiger Home Division. He was promoted in 2002 to vp and general manager of the Tommy Hilfiger division.

Roman said, “I believe he will bring a fresh perspective to the business and we all look forward to working with him in this new capacity asCMO.”